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Pensioners prove it is never too late to emigrate

NINE years ago Audrey and Harold Theaker, left, gave up on England to move to France  and have never looked back.

The couple, now both in their eighties, were living in Epping Forest, on the outskirts of London, when they made the momentous decision to settle in Aigaliers, a village near Uzes, in the south of France.

They owned a holiday home there but began to find it a chore running back and forth between it and home, so decided to shift to France full time.

They found the whole move surprisingly easy, even though they were already in their seventies at the time, and say that the best thing about the switch is their improved quality of life.

Mrs Theaker said: ‘The healthcare is excellent, and our neighbours are courteous. We feel so much part of things. The mayor even sends us chocolates at Christmas.